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HR 118 117th Congress House

Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report on cyber vulnerability disclosures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Computer security and identity theftCongressional oversightInfrastructure development
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Jan 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Jan 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 5, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a report describing the policies and procedures developed to coordinate the disclosure of cyber vulnerabilities. The report shall describe instances when these policies and procedures were used to disclose cyber vulnerabilities in the previous year. Further, the report shall mention the degree to which the disclosed information was acted upon by stakeholders.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 280 Reintroduced Bill Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act
  • HR 43 Reintroduction of Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 118: Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-118/
MLA
"H.R. 118: Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-118/.
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H.R. 118, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-118/.
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[H.R. 118: Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-118/)
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